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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act Two, Scene One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Manus' father attend that afternoon in Act 1?
(a) A funeral.
(b) A wedding.
(c) A christening.
(d) A wake.

2. What does Hugh send Manus out to get for him at his arrival in Act 1?
(a) Tea.
(b) Water.
(c) Poteen.
(d) Milk.

3. What is the salary Manus is offered at the new hedge school in Act 2, Scene 1?
(a) 25 pounds a year.
(b) 30 pounds a year.
(c) 42 pounds a year.
(d) 50 pounds a year.

4. Who was found drowned in the well at Tobair Vree?
(a) Yeats.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Michael.
(d) Brian.

5. Which character does Hugh say is not coming back to classes because she can now write her name?
(a) Nora Dan.
(b) Seania Beag.
(c) Sarah O'Neill.
(d) Susan O'Ross.

Short Answer Questions

1. What poet does Yolland say he lived three miles from in Act 2, Scene 1?

2. Owen tells Yolland that his father always speaks of "an expedito" with how many points in Act 2, Scene 1?

3. Who is Hugh's younger son?

4. How much time has passed between Act 1 and Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What is Lieutenant Yolland's first name?

(see the answer key)

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